poultry breeding type and examples

1. Poultry Breeds (Layer
Form)

2.  A variety of poultry breeds are there
and based on the efficiency of
production specific breeds are used
to serve specific goals, which
includes
Layer form,
Broiler
Dual Purposes

3.  Bovans Browns,
 White leghorn,
Two of the most widely
cultivated for the purpose of
Layering because of their high
production rate.

4. Bovans Brown

5.  The BOVANS BROWN is a layer
form poultry breed, brown
feathered, brown egg layer which
has the ability to meet the
expectations of a variety of egg
producers with different objectives..

6.  She not only performs well for the
egg producer with traditional
production facilities, being very
docile is making her the perfect bird
for alternative production methods
as well

7.  She is the bird of choice for today's
egg farmers who expects high egg
numbers and a forgiving bird, all
essential ingredients to keep their
business profitable.

8.  Egg quality can deteriorate faster
later on in life than layers that
produce smaller numbers of eggs if
they are pushed too hard in their
early years.

9.  In general, these birds will produce
a large number of eggs during their
first 3 to 4 years, even up to 330
eggs in their first year.

10.  Our eggs are collected at least
twice a day. They are immediately
placed in the refrigerator.

11. SHELF LIFE
 Eggs that are handled properly and
stored in a refrigerator at 45 F will
last 4 weeks.

12. CLEANING
 Egg shells are very porous when
wet. We do not wash our eggs
because you can force bacteria into
the egg itself. The accepted method
of “cleaning” an egg that has been
soiled is to use abrasion
(sandpaper) to remove any material
on the egg shell. That is why you
might find some areas where the

13. Age
(wk)
Body
weight
(g)
Feed
consumption
(g/bird/day)
Age
(wk)
Body
weight (g)
Feed
consumpti
on
(g/bird/day)
1 70 13 10 870-970 56
2 115 20 11 960-1080 61
3 190 25 12 1050-1117 66
4 280 29 13 1130-1250 70
5 380-390 33 14 1210-1310 73
6 480-500 37 15 1290-1370 75
7 580-620 41 16 1360-1430 77
8 680-750 46 17 1500-1540 80
9 770-860 51

15. Egg Weight ~ 310g

16. White Leghorn

17. Origin
 The Leghorn Chicken originated in
Italy
 It was first brought to North
America in the 1820s under the
name Italian chicken, this was later
changed to Leghorn from the Italian
port that they were first transported
through.

18. Appearance
Male:
 Have white feathers that are very
bright and beautiful.
 Tails are very large.
 They have large red facial features

19. Female
 Same as male but without the large
swooping tail and large facial
features.
 Female may be a little more
"compact“ than the male.

21.  Face: Red
 Comb: Large red single or rose
comb
 Earlobes: White
 Skin color: Yellow
 Beak color: Yellow
 Eyes: Red-Orange
 Weight:

22. Purpose
 White leghorns, due to a smaller
body are for Egg-Laying purposes.
 Due to their prolific egg-laying, they
are the number one breed used for
large-scale commercial egg
production

23. Eggs
 Egg color: White
Egg size : Medium to Large
 Weight : Approximately 57
grams

24. Composition of an egg
Nutrients Egg
White%
Egg
yolk%
Water 88.0 48.0
Protein 11.0 17.5
Fat 0.2 32.5
Minerals 0.8 2.0

25. Life span
 The white leghorn chicken has a life
expectancy of 1 to 6 years.
 Those living in factory settings tend
to have slightly lower life spans.

26. Egg production
 Eggs a week/year: 5-6 eggs a
week/280-300 a year.
 However, production does decrease
over time, and will stop completely
during molting.
 When the hen is about two or three
years old, production decreases by
10 to 20 percent.

27.  Leghorns also need 14 to 16 hours
of light each day in order to stay in
high production.
 Egg laying slows in winter because
of fewer daylight hours, unless you
provide additional lighting in the
henhouse.

28. Comparison
Bovans
Browns
White
Leghorns
Feather Color Brown White
Egg Color Brown White
Egg Approx.
weight
310g 57g
Egg size Large Medium to
Large
Nutritional Value
(protein)
28.5%
Life Span 1-6 years

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